Rolf: Difference between revisions

|gender= Male

|recruit=[[The Great Advance|Part 3, Prologue]], automatically from the start

*<small>Note: The above stats are Rolf's default stats. If a ''Radiant Dawn'' game was started via a data transfer from ''Path of Radiance'', any stat Rolf capped in ''Path of Radiance'' will result in a boost to his base in the stat in question in ''Radiant Dawn''.</small>

Rolf is one of two [[Sniper]]s (the other being his mentor [[Shinon]]) in Ike's group in part 3. He starts at level 1 and has lower base stats than Shinon, so he will struggle to [[Attack speed|double attack]] immediately and do much damage. He has his [[Rolf's Bow|own bow]] which is a respectable [[Hit|accurate]] bow with high usage, but it is no longer his [[personal weapon]] and can be given to Shinon or any other bow user. He can still contribute to the first few chapters of Part 3 thanks to [[ballista]] and favorable 2-[[range]] situations. However, he will struggle to keep up without significant investment and [[Bonus experience|BEXP]], and is generally outclassed by Shinon, due to a combination of better base stats, growths, and level difference. He starts with a B [[Weapon rank|rank]] in bows, so he cannot use [[Silver Bow]]s nor the [[Silencer]] without another weapon level. Rolf benefits significantly from ''Path of Radiance'' transfers, especially with a [[speed]] transfer, one of his best PoR growths.

Rolf is bowlocked so his only forms of 1-range combat are [[Bow#Crossbows|crossbows]] (which lack in power outside of effective damage, and such enemies that are vulnerable to crossbows are very rare in his playable chapters) and the [[Double Bow]] (only available in the endgame), so he is primarily limited to attacking on player phase. Thus, while Rolf can contribute early on and has room to grow with his excellent [[strength]], when later part 3 and part 4 are more rout-heavy, Rolf becomes very limited. He also is not mounted so his mobility is lacking. He gains a powerful niche of extra range when promoted to a [[Marksman]], having 3-range on most bows in the game; however, he starts at level 1, so he cannot promote very quickly. Rolf's strength growth is one of the best in the game, so if trained, he can reliably always do damage. However, while his [[Skill (stat)|skill]] and speed bases and growths are not bad, they are not high enough to fully compensate, even for his low level, and he may often struggle to double for much of Part 3 until promotion.

===''Heroes'' quotes===

===''Fire Emblem Cipher''===

Portrait rolf fe09.png|Portrait of Rolf from {{title|Path of Radiance}}.

Portrait rolf 02 fe09.png|Portrait of Rolf from {{title|Path of Radiance}}.

Portrait rolf fe10.png|Portrait of Rolf from {{title|Radiant Dawn}}.

Medium portrait rolf fe10.png|Portrait of Rolf from {{title|Radiant Dawn}}.

===Other appearances===

TCGCipher Boyd Rolf Oscar 01.jpg|Artwork of [[Boyd]], Rolf, and [[Oscar]] from {{TCGCipher}}.

TCGCipher Boyd Rolf Oscar.jpg|Artwork of [[Boyd]], Rolf, and [[Oscar]] from {{TCGCipher}}.